Element E328 - Course commencement date
Description
A code which indicates the month and year in which the student commenced the current course for the first time
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in:
Validations
Scheduled Validations
Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 328 |
| Element Type: | Integer |
| Width: | 6 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 4.00 |
| Years version active: | 2019 |
Allowable Values
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| YYYYMM | Date student commenced the course in YYYYMM format |
YYYYMM format:
- 1st 4 digits – Year sub-field (e.g. 1978)
- 2nd 2 digits – Month sub-field (e.g. 06)
In some cases, what may be regarded by a Higher Education Provider as a course commencement may not be regarded as such by DEEWR. For the purpose of this collection, the Course Commencement Date is to be the date the student first consumes student load (EFTSL) in that course.
Care will need to be exercised in determining what constitutes a course commencement and reference should be made to the definition of a commencing student in the Glossary.
For OUA purposes, the course commencement date is to reflect the first time a student commenced a unit of study through the OUA.
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-24 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2014-05-22 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
Summary
Element 328 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1989. It continued as part of the student data collection under the new policy and program initiatives introduced under the Opens in a new window: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) which was implemented in 2005. There have been no significant coding changes to this element.
Table 1. Change control information with links to relevant versions 1
| First year version applied | Last year version applied | Version | Change | Reason for change | Notice date | Issue date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2019 | 4.00 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade | Ministerial Notice document system upgrade | 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 |
| 2012 | 2014 | 3.00 | New versioning applied to data elements | No change in requirements - Implementation of new document management system. | 11 Mar 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 |
| 2005 | 2011 | 1.00 | Inclusion in 2005 student data collection | Implementation of HESA in 2005 | 9 Dec 2004 | 9 Dec 2004 |
| Pre‑HESA: Originally introduced in 2000 as part of the student data collection. It continued as part of the student data collection under the new policy and program initiatives introduced under the Opens in a new window: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) which was implemented in 2005. There have been no significant coding changes to this element. | ||||||
Note 1: A version of an element can be associated with one or more reporting years. Where there are multiple versions applicable to a reporting year, only a link to the latest version is provided.
